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Branko Šömen - writer, journalist and film writer. Born in 1936 in Maribor. After finishing Gymnasium in Ljubljana, he studied World Literature and Theory at the University of Ljubljana. He later became a newspaper correspondent for Culture in Zagreb, where in period from 1988-1999 he was a professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. In Ljubljana, he was editor of the film magazine Ekran. As a film critic, he reported from a number of film festivals. From 1986 to 2006 he regularly reported from Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles. He lives in Zagreb.
Predrag “Miki” Manojlović- was born April 5, 1950 in Belgrade. He is a Serbian actor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans, meaning that he's currently active in productions all over Europe. At February 2009 the Serbian Government established him as a president of the Serbian Film Center.He is best known for the role of the father in Emir Kusturica's 1985 film When Father Was Away on Business and as a tragic opportunist in 1995's Underground (also by Kusturica). He won Pavle Vuisic award for his life achievement, double winner of Belgrade city award for contribution to theatre art.
Đelo Hadžiselimović- respected editor of foreign program on Croatian television Djelo Hadziselimovic is responsible for selecting documentaries and sitcoms for more than 30 years. He was born in Zagreb in 1950, and shortly after graduated comparative literature and English on the University of Zagreb became an editor of Entertainment program, Second program of Croatian television and War program. In partnership with Marija Nemcic and Zrinko Tutic he established Porin, Croatian music award. From the beginnings of his career ha is one of most important and most influent editors in Croatian television.
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